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AG says regulator could have conflict in some utility cases

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Attorney General Greg Stumbo's office isquestioning whether a recent appointee to the Kentucky PublicService can ethically review cases involving several majorutilities because her husband works for a law firm representingthose utilities.

The attorney general's office has asked Caroline Pitt Clarkwhether she intends to recuse herself from cases involving KentuckyUtilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky American WaterCo., AT&T and other companies represented by the law firm of Stoll,Keenon, Ogden. Clark's husband, Justin, is an attorney in thefirm's Louisville office.

"Should you intend to preside over those cases, this office mayhave no choice but to file a motion to disqualify you based on anactual or apparent conflict of interest," warned Dennis Howard II,acting director of the attorney general's Office of RateIntervention.

The attorney general represents utility customers in proceedingsbefore the PSC, which regulates the rates of most utilities.

Clark has not responded to the recent letter from Stumbo'soffice, but her husband's law firm sent a letter advising that hehad been "screened off" from the firm's utility-related work.

Howard is reviewing the law firm's response to determine whetherit adequately addresses his concern, said spokesman Corey Bellamy.

Justin Clark said Friday he has been blocked from accessing anyutility-related documents since his wife came under considerationfor the PSC job.

"There's a complete Chinese wall put up within the firm," hesaid. "It's not a practice I know anything about."

PSC spokesman Andrew Melnykovych said the agency can't yetaddress the issue since Clark hasn't taken office.

"At this point, we have no first-hand knowledge of what herhusband's employment at SKO entails," he said.

Caroline Clark, 30, was appointed to the commission by Gov.Ernie Fletcher on Aug. 3. She is an attorney and worked as a juniormember of Fletcher's legal team during an investigation of hisadministration's hiring practices.

Fletcher has said previously that the appointment of Clark in noway affected his legal bills from the case. --- Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader,http://www.kentucky.com

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